I got a dm last night from the mighty LeSean Thomas confirming that production has officially started (in Japan, of course) on his hip hop flavored action-adventure animated series Cannon Busters.For the record, Cannon Busters is an animated adventure story about the value of
friendship and just how far one is willing to go to maintain it. “Think The Wizard of Ozmeets Hidden Fortresswith a dash of Escaflowne, plus Hip
Hop and classic RPGS... all rolled into one ride of fun, suspense, action
& wackiness...”

LeSean has proven himself a valuable company man at Warner Bros and Cartoon Network, while maintaining a
healthy independent spirit. Now after a decade that would make anyone proud, producing and directing shows like The Boondocks, Black Dynamite and more, the self-identified kid from the projects has set his sights on higher heights."Black Dynamite and Boondocks were great but it's time to leave earth..." he said, excited to see the world he's creating getting closer and closer to bursting out of your teevee screens...

So armed with irresistible charm, talent and a respectable crowd-funded budget LeSean has assembled a dream team of creative monsters that includes mechanical designer Thomas Romain, comics superstar and character artist Joe Madureira, animator Bahi JD and producer Tim Yoon to help him develop Cannon Busters, which has finally begun production in Japan. LeSean has wrangled the assistance of venerated Japanese animation studio Satelight (Macross Frontier, Log Horizon, Basquash!).